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The main purpose of this article is to explain the popularity of mass religious events through the analysis of their impact on the different categories of human needs. Events are a kind of bridge between the traditional religious culture and the modern popular culture. Their popularity also stems from the fact that they can meet important needs of the individual more comprehensive than conventional...

The article is devoted to the social-cultural phenomenon of eventization. Events, also called “great mass events”, gain ever greater significance in various domains of social life. The author tries to answer the questions about what in fact an event is, what characteristics distinguish it from other social situations, and what function it performs in the postmodernist society. She also analyzes developmental...

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